The Heart and Partnership of the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) with Director, Ms. Deborah Lee | North Coast Chronicles

August 3, 2023

Explore Great Lakes with GLERL's Director!

Taking us on this journey of true collaboration to understand and protect the Great Lakes, is Ms. Deborah Lee who is the director of GLERL.  Ms. Lee contributes her 37 years of professional experience in water resources and ecosystem research and management at NOAA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to GLERL.  As director, she conducts integrated scientific research on the Great Lakes and coastal ecosystems.  Prior to this position, Deborah served as the Chief of Water Management for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - which got her into flood control and oversight of Great Lakes regulation.  She is a licensed professional engineer, certified professional hydrologist and board certified by the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers.  Most importantly, Debbie has her bachelors and masters degrees in civil engineering from The Ohio State University (OHIO) and post grad studies at the University of Michigan (Let’s go Blue)!  Join us on this GLERL adventure!

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Helen Brohl

Helen Brohl is a Great Lakes gal, having grown up on the south shore of Lake Erie and a lifetime of summers on Middle Bass Island. Helen understands the Great Lakes as a valuable resource with a Master's Degree from The Ohio State University in Great Lakes Land and Water Use Policy and as an economic engine for the nation with almost 40 years of experience in maritime transportation and trade development. Helen previously worked as professional staff on the U.S. Congressional House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, with NOAA's Office of Coast Management, did trade development for the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, was the Director of Marketing for the Port of Chicago, the Executive Director of the U.S. Great Lakes Shipping Association, and retired in January 2023 after almost 17 years as the Executive Director of the U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System in Washington, DC. Follow along as Helen shares the nature, folk lore, and charm of the Great Lakes!